The Ottoman centuries : the rise and fall of the Turkish empire by Patrick Balfour Kinross(
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)38
editions published
between
1977
and
2017
in
5
languages
and held by
1,741 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
The Ottoman Empire began in 1300 under the almost legendary Osman I, reached its apogee in the sixteenth century under Suleiman
the Magnificent, whose forces threatened the gates of Vienna, and gradually diminished thereafter until Mehmed VI was sent
into exile by Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk). This text elaborates on the grand, audacious, and sometimes ruthless personalities
involved, while keeping in focus the larger economic, political, and social issues

Ataturk: a biography of Mustafa Kemal, father of modern Turkey by Patrick Balfour Kinross(
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)18
editions published
between
1964
and
2009
in
3
languages
and held by
1,412 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
From the Back Cover: Here is Lord Kinross's definitive and masterful biography of Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk, or literally "Father
Turk"), a man whom Winston Churchill and Arnold Toynbee hailed as one of the truly great figures of the twentieth century.
Ataturk's foreign policy was unique among the dictators of his age in that it was based not on expansion but retraction of
frontiers; he ultimately succeeded in transforming the old sprawling Ottoman Empire into a compact, new Turkish republic.
Many years of research, perennial visits to Turkey, and access to the documents in the Presidential Archives in Ankara and
to surviving colleagues of the Turkish leader combine here with the gifts of an eloquent writer to provide a vivid and readable
portrait of the man who made feudal Turkey into a modern republic

Atatürk : the rebirth of a nation by Patrick Balfour Kinross(
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)76
editions published
between
1694
and
2004
in
4
languages
and held by
653 WorldCat member
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worldwide
Atatürk has been labeled the Unknown Titan of the Twentieth Century, one who is equal to Churchill, de Gaulle, Roosevelt
and Truman. His achievement in creating a new, modern, forward-looking nation on the ruins of a corruption and strife-ridden
empire that had finally collapsed after centuries of decline is unprecedented. Like many great soldiers turned politicians,
he never lost sight of the fact that yesterday's enemy must be tomorrow's friend if the mistakes of the past are not to be
perpetuated. This biography details the aspects of Atatürk's life and character, and can serve as an introduction for Westerners
who want to understand modern Turkey and its people

Morocco by Dorothy Hales Gary(
Book
)9
editions published
in
1971
in
English
and held by
361 WorldCat member
libraries
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A photographic survey of Moroccan people, scenes, and ceremonies as a reflection of the country's history and culture

Ataturk by Patrick Balfour Kinross(
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)16
editions published
between
1965
and
2001
in
4
languages
and held by
63 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
With the collapse of the Ottoman Empire after the First World War came the emergence of new nations, chief among them Turkey
itself. It was the creation of one man, the soldier-statesman Mustafa Kemal, who dragged his country from the Middle Ages
to the twentieth century, and in defeating Western imperialists inspired 'the cause of the East'. Lord Kinross writes of the
intrigues of empires, the brutalities of civil war, personal courage - showing us Ataturk, the incarnation of glory - as well
as of Kemal's youthful ambition, and his problems with his wife. -- Provided by publisher

The century of the common peer by Patrick Balfour Kinross(
Book
)3
editions published
in
1954
in
English
and held by
47 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide

The Ottoman Empire by Patrick Balfour Kinross(
Book
)4
editions published
between
1977
and
2003
in
English
and held by
45 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
A comprehensive history of the evolution of the Ottoman Empire, from its earliest days to the 19th century, covering its enormously
varied inhabitants, its complicated written language, its powerful armies, its parition during the Crimean War, and much,
much more